Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Acting

Born 1961-01-13 New York City, New York, USA 103 credits Primetime Emmy Awards 8 Golden Globe Awards 1 Screen Actors Guild Awards 3 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 1 TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy 1 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series 1

Awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards 8 won

2017 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won Veep
2016 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won Veep
2015 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won Veep
2014 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won Veep
2013 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won Veep
2012 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won Veep
2006 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won The New Adventures of Old Christine
1996 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Won Seinfeld

Golden Globe Awards 1 won

1994 Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards 3 won

1998 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won Seinfeld
1997 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Won Seinfeld
1996 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Won Seinfeld

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

— star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 1 won

2018 American Humor Won

TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy 1 won

2014 Individual Achievement in Comedy Won Veep

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series 1 won

2013 Best Actress in a Comedy Series Won Veep

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Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (/ˌluːiˈdraɪfəs/ LOO-ee DRY-fəs; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She is known for her roles in a string of successful comedy series and several comedy films. She has received numerous accolades, including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards. The daughter of French billionaire Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, she entered comedy as a performer with the Practical Theatre Company. She was a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985. Her breakthrough came playing Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcomSeinfeld (1990–1998), one of the most successful sitcoms in television history. She earned further acclaim for her roles as Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010) and Selina Meyer on Veep (2012–2019), and has guest-starred on shows such as Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and 30 Rock. Louis-Dreyfus has had leading film roles in the comedy-dramas Enough Said (2013), Downhill (2020), You Hurt My Feelings (2023), and Tuesday (2023), with supporting film roles in comedy films such as Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and You People (2023). Her voice acting work includes roles in the Disney animated films A Bug's Life (1998), Planes (2013), and Onward (2020). She has played Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2021. Louis-Dreyfus is one of the most awarded actors in television history, winning more Emmys and Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. She was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2014. She was named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2016. She also received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour in 2018 and the National Medal of Arts in 2021. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Louis-Dreyfus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.